Österälven
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 31 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Österälven is a southern salmon river. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.
Permits & rules
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Österälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Torbjörn Petterssonpike50 cm
- 2Emil Vainioburbot40 cm
- 3Torbjörn Lundwhitefish24 cm
- 4Tomas Åströmperch18 cm
- 5Henrik Nyströmperch18 cm
- 6Björn Norénroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
burbot40 cmEmil Vainio
whitefish24 cmTorbjörn Lund
perch18 cmHenrik Nyström
roach15 cmBjörn Norén
The same water, for real
